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Market Seeks New Grower/Producer Vendors for the 2017 Market Season

The Ashe County Farmers Market is looking for vendors of quality farm products for the 2017 Market season.  Growers/producers living and farming in counties adjoining Ashe County, including Allegheny, Wilkes, Watauga, Grayson, VA and Johnson County, TN are eligible to apply for membership.  If you grow or produce quality farm products and are interested we encourage you to visit us before the end of October to see what we offer.  Our market brings in 350 – 500 people on average every Saturday looking for fresh, local farm products.  (Please note that our Market accepts craft vendors from Ashe County only.)

Contact Market Manager Lori Goodman at 336-877-5052 or send an e-mail to [email protected] to learn more about our Market and how to apply.

ACFM Revised Policies and Procedures are Now Available

The Ashe County Farmers Market Policies and Procedures have been revised effective March 2016 and are now available on the Website under Vendor Forms.  Current and new vendors should familiarize themselves with these new policies, which will also be available in hard copy at the High Country Seed Swap and Market Expo Saturday, March 12 at Family Central in Ashe County.

Important change at the Ashe County Farmers Market

This year, the Ashe County Farmers Market welcomes (for the first time) farmers from adjacent counties (Johnson, TN; Grayson, VA; Wilkes, NC; Alleghany, NC; and Watauga, NC). Growers producing homegrown edible farm goods (i.e.-fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs, etc.) may apply during the Seed Swap. The market is NOT open to craft vendors from outside Ashe county. For more information on joining the ACFM, e-mail [email protected]